Crypto queens: Women stake out space in blockchain world


  • TECH
  • Monday, 22 Nov 2021

A growing number of women artists, coders, entrepreneurs and investors are embracing cryptocurrency and NFTs, and advocating for other women to join the blockchain movement. — 123rf.com

AS an artist and women’s rights activist, Maliha Abidi is adept at using digital technologies, so when she came across non-fungible tokens (NFTs) she quickly figured they could be a way to reach more people, and for women artists to gain a bigger following.

Abidi, 25, who was born in Pakistan and migrated to the United States as a teenager, created her first NFT a few months ago – a type of asset which uses blockchain to record ownership of digital items such as images, videos and collectibles.

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